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Black or White?

MarcGoldie

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I currently have a black iPhone 3GS and am looking to upgrade to the 4S. My question is to anyone who has a white phone, does it get dirty easily or does the white stay pretty crisp looking? I would love a different look to a phone I've had for 2-1/2 years, but not if it is going to be a dirt magnet... Thanks for any advice.
 

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I have the white iPhone 4 but I have a screen protector and case on it so it still looks brand new. I'm not sure what it would be like without those on it.
 

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I heard that if you keep the white in your pocket too long, the color can start to fade off or turn blue (if your pockets are blue) for example. I find that hard to believe personally however.

I think white would be a nice change from the black phone I have now.
 

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i was lookin at the new ip4s why does the white one have an extra opening above earpiece and the black one does not ?

It's the proximity sensor. It's there on the black one, but not easily seen due to the black color of he bezel. If you shine a flashlight on it, you can see a faint outline of the sensor with a slight red cast to it.
 
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my choice is white!
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i see it next to the ear piece. but what i was asking was on the white one you can see a smaller opening above the earpiece..it can be seen on the apple site.
 

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i was lookin at the new ip4s why does the white one have an extra opening above earpiece and the black one does not ?

i see it next to the ear piece. but what i was asking was on the white one you can see a smaller opening above the earpiece..it can be seen on the apple site.

The small circle to the left? The front facing camera. In the middle? Earpiece. Above it? Proximity sensor. You don't see it on the black one. Get it together.
 

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i see it next to the ear piece. but what i was asking was on the white one you can see a smaller opening above the earpiece..it can be seen on the apple site.
 

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i see it next to the ear piece. but what i was asking was on the white one you can see a smaller opening above the earpiece..it can be seen on the apple site.

I'm really not trying to be rude, but...

One more time... I'm gonna say it S-L-O-W-L-Y.... try to keep up.

IT
IS
THE
PROXIMITY
SENSOR

It IS on the black one TOO, but it's behind the bezel so it's hard to see.
 

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I've had my white iPhone 4 for about 4 months now, and although I do have a screen protector on it it still looks brand new. I give it a quick wipe with the cloth I got with my screen protector every few weeks just to keep it dust free, but I've never had any noticeable dirt build up on it at all :)
 

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Have a white iP4 and I hate it. I really dont like it. It's going back to Apple on i4S launch day and I am exchanging it for a black i4S. White...NEVER AGAIN.
 

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